Steve,
First, and most importantly, how is Marcia? Is she doing better?
Second, the Ten-Tec Paragon was not just a transmitter; it was a
transceiver. Yes, again, when I counted all of the controls, buttons and
switches, it had over 200 different controllable settings. I can't begin to
remember what they were, but some of the switches had several different
positions, and I'm counting each position as a controllable setting. There
were several pre-set frequencies, each of which was a different
controllable setting. The receiver had several different selectivity and
sensitivity settings. The transmitter controls included a way of changing
the audio depending on whether you were in a local, friendly QSO on 75
meters or trying to punch your way through a DX pile-up on 15 meters. It
was a great rig, but just too many controls for this limited brain! <lol>
Ron, K8HSY
At 11:47 PM 4/26/2013 -0400, you wrote:
>Two hundred controls on a transmitter? Why did they need so many?
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:01
>Subject: Re: Old Gear
>
>
>>I think my most favorite rig was the Drake pair, R4b and T4xb. My next most
>> favorite was the Kenwood TS-440. The rigs I was the most disappointed in
>> were the Galaxy V Mark 2, and the Ten-Tec Paragon. The Galaxy V was a hot
>> transceiver when I could keep it on the air, but I was always having
>> trouble with it. The Paragon was a nice transceiver, but it was just too
>> complicated. As I recall, it had over 200 controls on it, considering that
>> several of the buttons and switches were multiple purpose. Unless I used
>> it
>> every day, I couldn't remember what all the various buttons and switches
>> did.
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
>> Ph: 270-782-9325
>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
>>
>> Chair, American Council of the Blind's Monthly Monetary Support Program
>> (MMS) Committee
>>
>> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB)
>>
>
Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
Ph: 270-782-9325
Email: [log in to unmask]
Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
Chair, American Council of the Blind's Monthly Monetary Support Program
(MMS) Committee
President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB)
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